Essays about: "advantage of sport"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 20 essays containing the words advantage of sport.

  1. 6. The Quest for the Holy Grail : How Nordic sports businesses incorporate sustainability and how it can be used as a strategy for competitive advantage

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

    Author : Aleksi Leino; August Rosén; [2020]
    Keywords : Corporate sustainability; Nordic sports businesses; competitive advantage; sustainability marketing; branding; greenwashing; the UN Goals for Sustainanable Development.;

    Abstract : Creating a competitive advantage is often contextualized as the finding the Holy Grail of strategy. This study examines how Nordic sports businesses incorporate sustainability and how it can be used as a strategy to create a competitive advantage. READ MORE

  3. 7. Application and Further Development of TrueSkill™ Ranking in Sports

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för systemteknik

    Author : Julia Ibstedt; Elsa Rådahl; Erik Turesson; Magdalena vande Voorde; [2019]
    Keywords : TrueSkill; ranking; machine learning; Gibbs sampling; message passing;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to explore the ranking model TrueSkill™ developed by Microsoft, applying it on various sports and constructing extensions to the model. Two different inference methods for TrueSkill was constructed using Gibbs sampling and message passing. READ MORE

  4. 8. “Technology can always crash; pen and paper will always work.” : The Internet of Things in the Swedish Hockey League

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Informatik

    Author : Pontuz Zachlund; Mathias Kallin; [2019]
    Keywords : Internet of Things; IoT Devices; Wearables; SHL; Ice Hockey; Team Performance;

    Abstract : Background: Internet of Things is one of the most important areas of future technology and countless of industries are directing attention towards it. IoT has now started to appear in the sport industry. One sport that has not been investigated to the same extent within the terms of IoT is ice hockey. READ MORE

  5. 9. CSR in Sports Organisations : A Multiple Case Study Aimed to Explore the Factors Influencing Sports Organisations Adoption of CSR

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Mattias Johansson; Pontus Svensson; [2018]
    Keywords : Membership-Owned Sports Organisations; CSR; Influencing Factors;

    Abstract : CSR has become a more frequent activity in the sport industry. Several sports organisations have adopted this socially acceptable concept, making it present during sporting events and matches. READ MORE

  6. 10. Effekten av att använda olika informationskällor vid skattning av hingstars avelsindex inom SWB

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Maria Pettersson; [2016]
    Keywords : avelsvärde; hingst; svenskt varmblod; importerad häst;

    Abstract : The Swedish Warmblood horse (SWB) is a sport horse bred for dressage and jumping with a breeding goal to breed a sound and correct horse with a competitive temperament, excellent gaits and/or jumping ability. The selection of breeding stallions is the most important part of the breeding programme as the stallions get a lot more offspring and contribute more to the genetic progress than the mares. READ MORE